God of Tuesday

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Weddings are very special days! The joy, the laughter, the pictures, the bride in her dress, the music, the cake - these are all things that we think about when we get to go and attend someone’s wedding. While each wedding is as special and unique as the bride herself, there are many elements of the wedding that have become so common place that they fade into the background at times. One of them is the music. It’s just expected that certain things get played, including the “Bridal Chorus” by Wagner, the “Pachelbel Cannon” by Pachelbel, one of Vivaldi’s pieces, or “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” by Bach. I promise you, even if you do not recognize these pieces by their names, a quick google search will reveal that you most definitely know these pieces. So well, in fact, that they often fade into the background, as good music is intended to do - more to be felt than heard. I am actually playing “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” in a wedding today, and will ...

Why on earth would someone create a blog entitled “God of Tuesday”? Isn’t God the God of all days? Well, of course He is! There is something unique, however, about Tuesdays. It’s the “forgotten” day. Monday’s the day that everyone dreads - the day where the fun of the weekend has come to an end, and it’s time to get “back to the grind” of work. Wednesday has its own nickname to make it sound cooler - “Humpday”. Need I remind you of the famous Geico commercials with the camel? Thursdays are known as “Baby Friday” in a lot of circles - or at least that’s what I hear from the instructors in my spin classes. Of course, Friday is the day of freedom! We’re done with the demands of the work week, and the time of “real life” can begin. Saturday’s the best - it’s day where we can sleep in, and in general we only have commitments that are “fun”. Sunday - now that’s the Lord’s Day, and we have to keep that holy. But what about Tuesday? It doesn’t have any cute nicknames. It...